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Angelo Gordon recruits MD

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010
Former Societe Generale executive Phillip Filippelis joins alternative investments specialist Angelo, Gordon & Co (Angelo Gordon) as local managing director as the firm looks to raise its Australian and NZ presence. Filippelis will head Angelo Gordon's ...

More US investment banks close prop desks

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
... plans to lay off up to 30 proprietary traders yesterday. The JPMorgan traders are expected to form a new alternative investments unit within JPMorgan Asset Management. The move is of particular interest to the Australian superannuation market, with a ...

Super funds flex muscle on alternative asset fees

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2010
Super funds are becoming increasingly flexible when structuring fees for their alternative investments, said Ray King, director of Sovereign Investment Research. "There is a fair degree of flexibility in structuring different strategies to suit different ...

Future Fund rebounds

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... consistent with our long term objective," said David Murray, chair of the Future Fund board of guardians. Alternative investments and global equities were the chief beneficiaries of the fund's changing asset allocation. The fund's alternatives program ...

Man introduces daily liquidity for flagship fund

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010
... "This is a significant step for Man, particularly in Australia, where we are one of the largest players in alternative investments," he said. "In today's financial climate, investors place a premium on investments offering diversification, transparency ...

AIST research exposes flaws in asset-based fee model

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
... may demand a higher initial fee to compensate for the loss of future fee growth" the report found. For alternative investments, such as hedge funds and private equity, the AIST is resigned to the reality that "performance fees are simply the standard ...

How the wealthy invest their money

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... report predicts that next year, many HNW investors will once again shift their funds into equities and alternative investments. Behavioural investing is also on the rise, with the report suggesting that many wealth management firms are embracing and ...

Global instos ramp up alternatives exposure

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
A survey of institutional investors worldwide found they expect to increase their exposure to alternative investments by 5 per cent to 19 per cent, on average, in the next two to three years. The Russell Investments 2010 Global Survey of 119 institutional ...

Singapore HNWs to pour funds into equities

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
... high net worth (HNW) investors found they're preparing to reallocate funds out of cash to equities and alternative investments. Datamonitor research found fixed income would see the biggest reallocation among HNW portfolio in the next two years. "HNWs ...

Select wins AXA and CFS mandates

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
... from Select noted advisers who use AXA North and CFS FirstWrap will be able to access a broader range of alternative investments in one diversified portfolio. Launched in April 2004, SAP is exposed to local and international alternative strategies such ...